In the distant north of [[Middle-earth]], between the far reaches of the [[Blue Mountains]] and [[Misty Mountains]], lay a wide icy bay of the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]]. This was the mighty '''Icebay of Forochel''' (the name [[Forochel]] means 'northern ice'), which extended far into the coldest regions of the north of [[Arda]]. To the north and west, the bay was sheltered from the Sea by the curve of the [[Cape of Forochel]].

In the distant north of [[Middle-earth]], between the far reaches of the [[Blue Mountains]] and [[Misty Mountains]], lay a wide icy bay of the [[Belegaer|Great Sea]]. This was the mighty '''Icebay of Forochel''' (the name [[Forochel]] means 'northern ice'), which extended far into the coldest regions of the north of [[Arda]]. To the north and west, the bay was sheltered from the Sea by the curve of the [[Cape of Forochel]].

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Despite its freezing climate, tribes of [[Men]] lived around the shores of the Icebay. Far back in the [[Elder Days]], these were the people known as the [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]], but by the [[Third Age]], their descendants—the [[Lossoth]]—occupied the northern wastes in their place. Their main settlements were along the sheltered Cape, but they wandered far and wide around the Icebay, even venturing as far as the its southern coasts. These people, while obscure, were known to the people of [[Arnor]]. King Arevedui fled here after his defeat by the [[Witch-king]] in [[Third Age 1974|T.A. 1974]], and ultimately perished here in the bay's deadly ice floes.

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Despite its freezing climate, tribes of [[Men]] lived around the shores of the Icebay. Far back in the [[Elder Days]], these were the people known as the [[Forodwaith (people)|Forodwaith]], but by the [[Third Age]], their descendants—the [[Lossoth]]—occupied the northern wastes in their place. Their main settlements were along the sheltered Cape, but they wandered far and wide around the Icebay, even venturing as far as the its southern coasts. These people, while obscure, were known to the people of [[Arnor]]. King [[Arvedui]] fled here after his defeat by the [[Witch-king]] in {{TA|1974}}, and ultimately perished here in the bay's deadly ice floes.

Despite its freezing climate, tribes of Men lived around the shores of the Icebay. Far back in the Elder Days, these were the people known as the Forodwaith, but by the Third Age, their descendants—the Lossoth—occupied the northern wastes in their place. Their main settlements were along the sheltered Cape, but they wandered far and wide around the Icebay, even venturing as far as the its southern coasts. These people, while obscure, were known to the people of Arnor. King Arvedui fled here after his defeat by the Witch-king in T.A.1974, and ultimately perished here in the bay's deadly ice floes.